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Happy St. Catharines Day

The Act to Incorporate the City of St. Catharines came into effect on May 1st, 1876. This news item appeared in the Hamilton Spectator on that same day.

According to this article, citizens were celebrating beginning at midnight with a torchlight procession and bonfire and continuing on into the morning.

A holiday was declared for May 1st and local businesses were closed so celebrations to mark this momentous occasion could continue unabated. If The Hamilton Spectator is to be believed, some chose...

Community invited to free 150th anniversary celebration on May 2 at Montebello Park

The City of St. Catharines is set to mark a milestone, and the community is invited to celebrate in a big way with a free, family-friendly event.

Join us on Saturday, May 2, at Montebello Park and help celebrate the 150th anniversary of St. Catharines being incorporated as a City. It was May 1, 1876 when the growth of the community – much of which was a catalyst of the work on the third Welland Canal just five years earlier – saw it attain City status after more than 30 years of being...

Join us at the Spring Clean Up Meet Up

Update: Please note, the date of the cleanup has been changed to Sunday, April 26, due to the forecasted inclement weather. The location and time remain the same.

Roll up your sleeves and do a little spring cleaning with the City of St. Catharines this month at Fairview Park.

The City and the Clean City Task Force invites residents to pitch-in at the annual Spring Clean Up Meet Up Sunday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to noon. This year’s spring cleanup tackles litter and other garbage at Fairview Park at...

STC150: The Act to Incorporate the City of St. Catharines

In February 1876, the Ontario Provincial Legislature passed the following statute:

WHEREAS the limits of the Town of St. Catharines, in the County of Lincoln, have been by proclamation in the Ontario Gazette extended:

The St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre is helping us celebrate our 150th anniversary of being officially incorporated as a City with a weekly look back into our rich history from a diverse range of perspectives.

And whereas the corporation of the said town have by their...

2027 Calendar for Artists of the Older Adult Centres now available

It's that time again - the 2027 calendars featuring artwork by the Artists of the Older Adult Centres are now available.

The calendar will be available for purchase ($10) at the Dunlop Drive Older Adult Centre Art Show and Sale this Saturday April 25, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m at 80 Dunlop Dr, St. Catharines. Admission is free with non-perishable donations for Community Care greatly appreciated.

Calendars are for 12 months (Jan-Dec 2027), with a portion of the proceeds from sales benefitting Wellspring...